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Catalog by TGL number

Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati – June 2025

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Introduction

The sealings (whether original sealings or derived from existing seals) are listed here in the alpha-numeric sequence of the TGL label assigned to each sealing. The code is based on what is deemed to be the major theme.

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a (arts and crafts)

  1. TGL^ct1 – potter's shop

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c (courtiers: Tar’am-Agade, Uqnitum)

  1. TGL^ct1 – Ewrim-Atal
  2. TGL^ct10 – Ishar-beli


  1. TGL^cu1 – Zamena: normal legend
  2. TGL^cu2 – Zamena: inverted legend

  3. TGL^cu10 – Tuli: abraded legend
  4. TGL^cu11 – Tuli: new legend

  5. TGL^cu20 – Innin-shadu

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d (daily life)

  1. TGL^dh – banquet
  2. TGL^dh2 – banquet
  3. TGL^da2 – herd

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h (heraldic)

  1. TGL^ha1 – animal combat
  2. TGL^ha2 – animal combat
  3. TGL^ha3 – animal combat

  4. TGL^ht1 – tree of life (Mittani)

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k (kings: endan, Ishar-kinum, Tupkish)

  1. TGL^ke1 – Tar'am-Agade's endan

  2. TGL^ki1 – Ishar-kinum

  3. TGL^kt1 – Tupkish: globular object
  4. TGL^kt2 – Tupkish: reclining lion
  5. TGL^kt3 – Tupkish: warrior with helmet
  6. TGL^kt4 – Tupkish: god with raised foot
  7. TGL^kt5 – Tupkish: legend only
  8. TGL^kt6 – Tupkish: legend only

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q (queens: Uqnitum, Tar’am-Agade)

  1. TGL^qu1 Uqnitum -- bending figures
  2. TGL^qu2 Uqnitum -- family scene
  3. TGL^qu3 Uqnitum -- boar as filler
  4. TGL^qu4 Uqnitum -- concert
  5. TGL^qu5 Uqnitum -- concert and table

  6. TGL^qt1 Tar'am-Agade

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r (religion: cult, gods, myth )

  1. TGL^rc1 – bull sacrifice

  2. TGL^rg1 – Kumarbi
  3. TGL^rg2 – Shamash

  4. TGL^rm1 – Etana

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x (isolated major compositonal elements: animals, humans)

  1. TGL^xa1 – quadruped
  2. TGL^xh1 – person sitting on stool
  3. TGL^xh2 – person carrying jug

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y (isolated minor compositonal elements)

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z ( fragments with unrecognizable iconography)

  1. TGL^z1

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